Table 3 Coping strategies used by children with EB (by age group) and their parents
From: The relationship between quality of life and coping strategies of children with EB and their parents
Age group (in years) | CODI subscales | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Avoidance | Cognitive-palliative | Emotional reactions | Acceptance | Wishful thinking | Distance | |
M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
Children | ||||||
8–12 | 2.25 (1.10) | 1.67 (0.48) | 1.38 (0.46) | 4.21 (0.92) | 3.75 (1.34) | 3.65 (0.70) |
N = 12 | ||||||
13–18 | 3.92 (1.15) | 1.68 (0.64) | 1.81 (0.50) | 4.48 (0.47) | 4.29 (1.27) | 3.47 (1.00) |
N = 8 | ||||||
19–25 | 3.40 (0.89) | 1.86 (0.67) | 1.95 (0.72) | 4.08 (0.43) | 3.63 (1.41) | 3.45 (1.15) |
N = 10 | ||||||
Parents N = 49 | 1.93 (0.71) | 2.53 (0.72) | 1.78 (0.49) | 4.21 (0.54) | 3.72 (1.12) | 2.69 (1.01) |